The one that I would like to highlight here is the history of Horus. He was an Egyptian God and just due to the fact that many will say Horus is just a story, I focus on Egyptian history as Egypt is still a country that exists in our modern world, a country that the naysayers can travel to anytime, to prove to themselves that Egypt and its history are indeed real.
There were many other Gods, at least a dozen, whose tales are similar to these two... Krishna, Mithra, Dionysus and the Sol Invictus are just a few. I first saw this history on the movie Zeitgeist and thus started my research on the subject of Gods... and Christmas. You can see the movie with this Youtube link.
There are those who will be adamant that there is no evidence of Jesus being connected to these other Pagan Gods... here ia a link to one such website... Beginningandend.com.
Christmas is a joyous time to eat, drink and be merry, so, eat, drink and be merry. But be mindful of the true history of the occasion so you will not expect a Santa to come down your chimney this season.
Here are the facts according to Religioustolerence.org...
Comparison of some characteristics of Horus and Jesus:
| Event | Horus | Yeshua of Nazareth, a.k.a. Jesus |
| Conception: | By a virgin. There is some doubt about this matter | By a virgin. 3 |
| Father: | Only begotten son of the God Osiris. | Only begotten son of Yehovah (in the form of the Holy Spirit). |
| Mother: | Isis-Meri. 4 | Miriam (now often referred to as Mary). |
| Foster father: | Seb, (a.k.a. Jo-Seph). 4 | Joseph. |
| Foster father's ancestry: | Of royal descent. | Of royal descent. |
| Birth location: | In a cave. | In a cave or stable. |
| Annunciation: | By an angel to Isis, his mother. | By an angel to Miriam, his mother. 3 |
| Birth heralded by: | The star Sirius, the morning star. | An unidentified "star in the East." |
| Birth date: | Ancient Egyptians paraded a manger and child representing Horus through the streets at the time of the winter solstice (about DEC-21). In reality, he had no birth date; he was not a human. | Born during the fall. However, his birth date is now celebrated on DEC-25. The date was chosen to occur on the same date as the birth of Mithra, Dionysus and the Sol Invictus (unconquerable Sun), etc. |
| Birth announcement: | By angels. | By angels. 3 |
| Birth witnesses: | Shepherds. | Shepherds. 3 |
| Later witnesses to birth: | Three solar deities. | An unknown number of wise men. 3 They are said to have brought three gifts; thus the legend grew that there were three men. |
| Death threat during infancy: | Herut tried to have Horus murdered. He was not successful. | Herod tried to have Jesus murdered. He was not successful. |
| Handling the threat: | The God That tells Horus' mother "Come, thou goddess Isis, hide thyself with thy child." | An angel tells Jesus' father to: "Arise and take the young child and his mother and flee into Egypt." |
| Rite of passage ritual: | Horus came of age with a special ritual, when his eye was restored. | Taken by parents to the temple for what is today called a bar mitzvah ritual. |
| Age at the ritual: | 12 | 12 |
| Break in life history: | No data between ages of 12 & 30. | No data between ages of 12 & 30. |
| Baptism location: | In the river Eridanus. | In the river Jordan. |
| Age at baptism: | 30. | 30. |
| Baptized by: | Anup the Baptiser. | John the Baptist, a.k.a. John the Baptist. |
| Subsequent fate of the baptiser: | Beheaded. | Beheaded. |
| Event | Horus | Yeshua of Nazareth, a.k.a. Jesus |
| Temptation: | Taken from the desert of Amenta up a high mountain by his arch-rival Sut. Sut (a.k.a. Set) was a precursor for the Hebrew Satan. | Taken from the desert in Palestine up a high mountain by his arch-rival Satan. |
| Result of temptation: | Horus resists temptation. | Jesus resists temptation. |
| Close followers: | Twelve disciples. There is some doubtabout this matter as well. | Twelve disciples. |
| Activities: | Walked on water, cast out demons, healed the sick, restored sight to the blind. He "stilled the sea by his power." | Walked on water, cast out demons, healed the sick, restored sight to the blind. He ordered the sea with a "Peace, be still" command. |
| Raising of the dead: | Horus raised Osirus, his dead father, from the grave. 1 | Jesus raised Lazarus, his close friend, from the grave. |
| Location where the resurrection miracle occurred: | Anu, an Egyptian city where the rites of the death, burial and resurrection of Horus were enacted annually. 1 | Hebrews added their prefix for house ('beth") to "Anu" to produce "Beth-Anu" or the "House of Anu." Since "u" and "y" were interchangeable in antiquity, "Bethanu" became "Bethany," the location mentioned in John 11. |
| Linkage between the name of Osirus in Egyptian religion andLazarus in the Gospel of John: | Asar was an alternative name for Osirus, Horus' father. Horus raised Asar from the dead. He was referred to as "the Asar," as a sign of respect. | Translated into Hebrew, Asr is "El-Asar." The Romans added the sufffix "us" to indicate a male name, producing "Elasarus." Over time, the "E" was dropped and "s" became "z," producing "Lazarus." 1 Jesus is said to have raised his friend Lazarus from the dead. |
| Transfigured: | On a mountain. | On a high mountain. |
| Key address(es): | Sermon on the Mount. | Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5 to 7); Sermon on the Plain (Luke 6:17-49). |
| Method of death | By crucifixion or by the sting of a scorpion; sources differ. 2 See note above. | By crucifixion. |
| Accompanied by: | Two thieves. | Two thieves. |
| Burial | In a tomb. | In a tomb. |
| Fate after death: | Descended into Hell; resurrected after three days. | Descended into Hell; resurrected after about 30 to 38 hours (Friday PM to presumably some time in Sunday AM) covering parts of three days. |
| Resurrection announced by: | Women. | Women. |
| Future: | To reign for 1,000 years in the Millennium. | To reign for 1,000 years in the Millennium. |
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